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Farbreague

Farbreague, seen from above at true elevation

Farbreague rises to 430 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the east-northeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Garraunbaun, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Farbreague (Irish: Fear Bréige, meaning 'false man') is a mountain (Marilyn) in County Offaly, Ireland. It is a popular walking destination in the county. At 430 metres (1,410 ft) high, it is the county's sixth-highest mountain, the eighth-highest mountain in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 798th-highest summit in Ireland.

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Wikidata Q5434874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
430 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.02514, -7.69808

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 57
Springs
  • Saint Dominick's Well: 3.7 mi
  • Saint Kieran's Well: 4.2 mi
  • Hugh O'Neill's Well: 6.1 mi
  • St Kaban's Well: 6.4 mi
  • Toberaune: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 42
Parks: 39
  • Glenafelly Forest Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Ashbury Field: 5.5 mi
  • Glebe Field: 6.4 mi
  • Killaun Bog Boardwalk: 7.6 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 21
Museums: 18
Gardens: 14
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 1
  • Clamp Hole Waterfall: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Farbreague. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ArderinENE527 m2.1 mi
Stillbrook HillNE514 m4.2 mi
BaunreaghcongENE508 m8.7 mi
Wolftrap MountainNE487 m6.9 mi
BarcamNE484 m2.4 mi
Ridge of CapardENE482 m9.8 mi
Carroll's HillNNE482 m3.3 mi
Devil's Bit MountainSSW480 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5818:44
June solstice05:0521:0422:01
September equinox07:1718:4619:32
December solstice08:4315:1016:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332373185

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